Michaele Pride-Wells | |
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Born | Michaele Pride 1956 (age 67–68)
Granada Hills,
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Arizona State University Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
Occupation(s) | Architect, educator |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Reginald Wells |
Children | 1 |
Michaele Pride-Wells (born 1956), [1] is an American architect and educator. She is a professor of architecture at the University of New Mexico. [1] She was the first woman-owned and operated architecture firm in the state of California. [1] Pride-Wells was the founder of the firm RE: Architecture (1989–1996) in California. [2] She was also the first African American woman to head an architecture program in a majority institution when she joined the University of Kentucky in 1996. [1]
Michaele Pride-Wells was born in 1956 in the Granada Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, California to parents Leatrice and Wallace Pride. [1] She attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, class of 1974. [1] Pride-Wells graduated with a B.Arch 1981 from Arizona State University. [1] She is married to Reginald Wells and they have one child. [3]
In 1989, she opened her own firm RE: Architecture (also known as "Regarding Architecture" in Los Angeles and later in Marina del Rey. [2] [4] She was the first woman-owned and operated architecture firm in the state of California. [1] She helped found the Design Professionals’ Coalition, a nonprofit which brought together architects, engineers and other builders after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, in order to help the local community rebuild. [3] [5] [6] In 1995, she served as an architectural consultant for the Leimert Park neighborhood developments, funded by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative. [7]
By 1996, she closed her firm in California to moved to Lexington, Kentucky. She served as the director of the University of Kentucky's downtown community design center starting in 1996; and "became the first African American woman to head an architecture program in a majority institution". [1] [8] She was one of the fifteen judges for the creation of the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial (now known as the Oklahoma City National Memorial). [9] [10] In 2001, she graduated with a M.AUD in Urban Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. [1]
Prior to joining the University of New Mexico, she additionally has taught at the University of Cincinnati (2003–2009); the University of California, Los Angeles; Woodbury University; and the University of Southern California. [1] [11] [12]
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Michaele Pride-Wells | |
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Born | Michaele Pride 1956 (age 67–68)
Granada Hills,
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater |
Arizona State University Harvard University Graduate School of Design |
Occupation(s) | Architect, educator |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | Reginald Wells |
Children | 1 |
Michaele Pride-Wells (born 1956), [1] is an American architect and educator. She is a professor of architecture at the University of New Mexico. [1] She was the first woman-owned and operated architecture firm in the state of California. [1] Pride-Wells was the founder of the firm RE: Architecture (1989–1996) in California. [2] She was also the first African American woman to head an architecture program in a majority institution when she joined the University of Kentucky in 1996. [1]
Michaele Pride-Wells was born in 1956 in the Granada Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, California to parents Leatrice and Wallace Pride. [1] She attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, class of 1974. [1] Pride-Wells graduated with a B.Arch 1981 from Arizona State University. [1] She is married to Reginald Wells and they have one child. [3]
In 1989, she opened her own firm RE: Architecture (also known as "Regarding Architecture" in Los Angeles and later in Marina del Rey. [2] [4] She was the first woman-owned and operated architecture firm in the state of California. [1] She helped found the Design Professionals’ Coalition, a nonprofit which brought together architects, engineers and other builders after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, in order to help the local community rebuild. [3] [5] [6] In 1995, she served as an architectural consultant for the Leimert Park neighborhood developments, funded by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative. [7]
By 1996, she closed her firm in California to moved to Lexington, Kentucky. She served as the director of the University of Kentucky's downtown community design center starting in 1996; and "became the first African American woman to head an architecture program in a majority institution". [1] [8] She was one of the fifteen judges for the creation of the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial (now known as the Oklahoma City National Memorial). [9] [10] In 2001, she graduated with a M.AUD in Urban Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. [1]
Prior to joining the University of New Mexico, she additionally has taught at the University of Cincinnati (2003–2009); the University of California, Los Angeles; Woodbury University; and the University of Southern California. [1] [11] [12]
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